birth sex

Assigned at delivery

Birth sex is the sex recorded at birth, based on physical characteristics like genitals and chromosomes.

The term appears in discussions distinguishing between sex assigned at birth and gender identity: The form asked for birth sex rather than current gender.

Also called natal sex or assigned sex at birth.

femaleOffspring-bearing sex
babyVery young child
gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
biologicalRelating to living organisms
assignedGiven as duty

it's a boy · it's a girl · boy · gametes · girl · nature · reproductive anatomy · physical · genitalia · chromosomes · innateness · penis · vulva · identity · anatomy · SRY gene · scrotum · gonads

Opposites

biological vs. social identity

birth sexgender identity

Inner sense of self-classification

gender expression · gender · gender role

fixed vs. chosen characteristics

birth sexgender identity

Inner sense of self-classification

chosen name · self-identification · legal gender

assigned vs. chosen/identified

birth sexlegal sex

Official gender designation

Family

birth, sex, births, birthed, birthing, birthplace, birthday, rebirth, stillbirth

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